Re: What's left over.

Horst von Brand
2002-11-02T23:38:03Z

"Matt D. Robinson" <yakker@aparity.com> dijo:

[...]

> This isn't bloat. If you want, it can be built as a module, and
> not as part of your kernel. How can that be bloat? People who
> build kernels can optionally build it in, but we're not asking
> that it be turned on by default, rather, built as a module so
> people can load it if they want to. We made it into a module
> because 18 months ago you complained about it being bloat. We
> addressed your concerns.

Bloat is not just RAM/CPU/... usage when in use, it is much more about
developers who have to understand, work with, and consider how to use or
interface with the new code. Even more so when it is not builtin, as this
creates _two_ scenarios to consider.

This is the sense of "bloat" that Linus is most worried about (and very
rightly so, IMVHO). At lesat that is my observation over the years.
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